"It was all because of you."
Every word that came out of Joshua's mouth was sharp and cruel as he continued staring at Jim coldly. "It was all because of you. You couldn't accept the fact that Charlotte had tricked you, you couldn't accept that you had been hurting Bonnie all this while, and you couldn't accept the truth that you had been abandoned by my Aunt Lucy...
"You were speeding on the highway because you didn't have the guts to face the truth. Bonnie was worried about you and followed you in her car to ensure you were safe.
"You knew fully well that she was following you and that everything was your fault, but you were so selfishly absorbed in your emotions that you didn't even stop.
"You should've known from the start that an accident would eventually happen, but at that time, you were so absorbed in yourself that you couldn't even consider other people, and that led to Bonnie's downfall, so how dare you blame other people for your mistakes?"
Every word felt like a sharp knife slicing into Jim's heart.
Joshua was right; this was all his fault.
It was all his fault!
If he had come to terms with his feelings toward Bonnie sooner, and if he had taken Bonnie into consideration instead of being selfish...none of this would have happened!
Bonnie would not have ended up this way!
It was all his fault!
Smack!
Jim closed his eyes, raised his arm, and slapped himself across his face. "I deserve this!"
"Are you going to let your emotions overcome you again?” Joshua pointed out harshly. "You almost killed Bonnie because of your impulsivity, :a(
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